Why are the Istanbul protesters being ignored by the American media? Look up Turkey on Google News and the first eight of ten articles are from international news sources. The US media were all over the Arab Spring, the revolutionary wave of demonstrations, violent and nonviolent protests, ...

I don't think you need to be born or even live in a country (though it helps) to grasp the concept of sovereignty. As long as you understand the history you can voice your opinions and join the movement.﻿